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BNP expels four Sitakunda unit leaders over nomination-related violence

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has expelled four local leaders in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram for their alleged involvement in violence, clashes and road blockades following the announcement of the party’s nominations for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election...

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BNP’s nomination list shows shrinking minority presence

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday announced a list of its potential candidates for 237 constituencies in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, slated for the first half of February 2026, with a noticeably smaller representation from minority communities.

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Six injured in Jhenaidah BNP factional clash

At least six people were injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at Jhenaidah sadar upazila on Monday over establishing supremacy in the locality.

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273 SIs promoted to inspector

Bangladesh police on Monday promoted 273 sub-inspectors from various units to the rank of inspector, according to a police headquarters circular.

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Netherlands opens visa centre in Dhaka

The Netherlands embassy in Dhaka and VFS Global have launched a new, state-of-the-art Netherlands Visa Application Centre in Banani of the capital to enhance visa services for Bangladeshi travellers.

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REFERENDUM, PR: Jamaat-led alliance to give memo to CA

The alliance led by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday said that it would hold a mass procession and give a memorandum to the interim government chief adviser on Thursday to press its five-point demand.

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DAB’s newly elected leaders pay tribute to Ziaur Rahman

The newly elected central leaders of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh paid tribute to the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former president Ziaur Rahman, offering special prayers and placing wreaths at his grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on Sunday.

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12 firms seek digital bank licence

Twelve entities have applied to Bangladesh Bank for licences to establish digital banks, as the central bank moves ahead with plans to introduce fully branchless banking in the country...

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Exports decline for 3rd month

Bangladesh’s export earnings in October recorded a negative growth of 7.43 per cent to $3.82 billion, lower than the $4.13 billion in September 2024...

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Highest FDI comes from Netherlands in FY25

Netherlands has become Bangladesh’s largest foreign investor in the financial year 2024-25, contributing $453.65 million in net foreign direct investment (FDI), which accounts for 26.9 per cent of total inflows, according to Bangladesh Bank’s latest Foreign Exchange and FDI report...

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Supporters of BNP nomination aspirants stage protests

Supporters of several nomination aspirants of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday evening staged protests at places, including Chattogram, Madaripur and Meherpur, after the party announced its preliminary selection for 237 constituencies.

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Sika Bangladesh opens factory at MIEZ

Sika Bangladesh Limited, a Switzerland based company, has opened its factory at Meghna Industrial Economic Zone in Narayanganj, said a press release...

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BGCCI greets new German envoy

The Bangladesh-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a welcome ceremony and reception in honour of Rüdiger Lotz, the newly appointed ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh...

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BCB adds strict clauses for Dhaka leagues

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday endorsed a non-participation and withdrawal clause in the rules, regulations, and playing conditions of all leagues under the jurisdiction of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis amid the call for a boycott from various clubs...

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Habibur, bowlers guide Rajshahi to win

Habibur Rahman’s steady 62 led Rajshahi to a seven-wicket victory over Khulna at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on the third day of their second-round fixture of the ongoing National Cricket League on Monday...

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Innovation is key to growth

THE 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives economic growth. Their work shows that progress is not only about having more people or more machines, it is about having better ideas and better ways of doing things. This message matters deeply for Bangladesh. For...

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Teacher training should be an education policy priority

ONE of the most alarming crises in the education sector today is the systematic erosion in the percentage and number of trained teachers in secondary schools and madrassahs. This is occurring at a time when the number of students and the number of institutions are increasing every year. The government, however, tends to see the question of the declining number of...

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National defence is not a sport

THE interim government’s decision to provide combat and shooting training to nearly nine thousand young people under a programme taken by the ministry of youth and sports and framed, in the language of the adviser to the ministry, as a move to ‘strengthen national defence’ is a misleading initiative. The initiative rests on deeply questionable legal, political and...

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BNP announces probable candidates for 237 seats

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday announced a list of its potential candidates for 237 constituencies in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections announced to be held in the first half of February 2026.